Avon Products Inc : Files for secondary offering of Series C preferred stock up to $435 million by selling securityholders . In addition, files for secondary offering of common stock up to $147.1 million by selling securityholders .In addition, files for secondary offering Series D preferred stock up to $142.8 million by selling securityholders.
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Avon Products Inc:Avon Products Inc said on Monday it would cut about 2,500 jobs worldwide and shift its corporate headquarters to the UK as part of its three-year turnaround plan. Avon shares were up nearly 4 percent at $4.55 in extended trading - RTRS.The company sold most of its North American business to Cerberus Capital, its biggest investor, after four years of falling sales.Avon said it expected to record $60 million in pre-tax charges related to job cuts in the first quarter.The company, which has 28,300 employees, said the transition of its headquarters would occur over time.In January, Avon had outlined plans to cut $350 million in costs over the next three years, invest in technology and tap social media to revive sales.However, a bigger-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter sales indicated that the company had failed to revive demand for its cosmetics in key markets."We believe that there is still much more that needs to be done to improve the business as outlined in our December 3 letter," shareholder Barington Capital said in a statement.In December, investors led by Barington proposed a restructuring of Avon, and said they had lost confidence in the makeup brand's leadership.Barington added on Monday that it continued to believe Avon needed to add new independent directors.Avon said it would maintain its current facilities in Suffern and Rye, New York and continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under its current symbol.
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Avon Products Inc:Struggling cosmetics maker Avon Products Inc AVP.N expects to reduce about $350 million in costs over the next three years, Chief Executive Sheri McCoy said at the company's investor day on Thursday - RTRS.Avon is also looking at "all alternatives" for its China business, which represents about 1 percent of total sales, McCoy said - RTRS.Cerberus Capital, which said last month it would buy a majority stake in Avon's North America business, said on Thursday it had identified "significant operational efficiencies" in the region. The hedge fund also said its operating plan for Avon included job cuts. - RTRS.
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Avon Products Inc:Beauty products maker Avon Products Inc AVP.N said it would cut some global IT jobs after hiring Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co HPE.N to run some of its technology operations - RTRS.Avon, which expects the program to be completed by the end of 2016, did not specify how many employees would be affected. (1.usa.gov/1UAkPwe) The company said in a filing it expects pre-tax savings of $10 million-$15 million annually, beginning 2019 - RTRS.Avon, which in December sold the majority of its North American business to Cerberus Capital, said it expected to record a charge of about $30 million. - RTRS.Hewlett Packard will operate Avon's IT infrastructure in four areas, offering data center services, network management among other services - RTRS.
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